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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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